Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards ask Kim Burrell not to attend event

Well known gospel artist, Kim Burrell should be respected at the function alongside gospel vocalist Marvin Sapp. Rather, Burrell is as yet managing the reaction from a YouTube video, where she is lecturing on homosexuality and Burrell has been requested that not perform at the occasion. The performing rights association expressed, “BMI was founded over 76 years ago with an open door policy to welcome songwriters across all genres, and that same spirit of tolerance, diversity and inclusiveness continues today.”

Burrell was likewise asked to not show up on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” this week, where she was planned to play out a two part harmony with Pharrell Williams. Ellen discharged an announcement for her choice saying, “She made a statement. She was doing a Facebook Live and she said some very not nice things about homosexuals, so I didn’t feel that was good of me to have her on the show to give her a platform after she was saying things about me.” The artist’s radio show “Bridging the Gap” was additionally wiped out because of Burrell’s derisive discourse. She has yet to remark on the backfire.

The statement went ahead to state, “Given the controversy surrounding this year’s co-honoree Kim Burrell, we have asked her to not take part in the ceremony in order to allow the focus to remain on the songwriters and their music.”